Village

Saaksum

Located in Westerkwartier, Province of Groningen Coordinates: 53°18′48″ N 6°25′10″ E

Location in The Netherlands

Population: 90; 90
Elevation: 3 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde24 km; FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport157 km

About Saaksum

Saaksum is a village. Location: Westerkwartier, Province of Groningen. Population: 90. Elevation: 3 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (24 km).

Climate of Saaksum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: November (87 mm)
Driest month: April (45 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Saaksum
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	69	47	60	45	54	73	76	64	78	78	87	78

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Saaksum

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 24 kmsoutheast
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 157 kmsoutheast
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 157 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 14 kmsoutheast
Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 43 kmwest
Zwolle Population: 129.8K 92 kmsouth
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 121 kmeast
Enschede Population: 153.7K 126 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Saaksum

Within 100 km: 72 historic and cultural sites, 217 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

Balg Beach 23 kmN
Oosterstrand Beach 24 kmNW
Der Aa-kerk Attraction 14 kmSE
Martinikerk Attraction 14 kmSE

25–60 km101 places

Borkum Island 35 kmNE
Juist Island 56 kmNE
Nordstrand Beach 41 kmNE
Badestrand Beach 57 kmNE

60–100 km357 places

East Frisian Islands Island 81 kmNE
Norderney Island 70 kmNE
Insel Spiekeroog Island 99 kmNE
Baltrum Island 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 4, 2026